Joyce McLaughlin

Of Counsel

Phone:

(512) 660-5960

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Joyce McLaughlin brings nearly 30 years of health law experience to Reed Claymon. Board Certified in Health Law, she represents a variety of health care providers including hospitals, physicians, and related small businesses. Before entering private practice, Joyce served as in-house counsel for a large multi-facility hospital system.

Joyce assists her clients with a wide range of operational, regulatory and transactional matters, and serves as their representative before a variety of state and federal agencies. She frequently advises clients on risk management issues, as well as matters of compliance with Stark and anti-kickback statutes, EMTALA obligations, and HIPAA regulations. Joyce has extensive experience drafting and revising hospital policies and procedures, medical staff bylaws and governing body bylaws. She also frequently assists individual physicians and nurses with licensing issues before their respective boards.

Joyce received her J.D. (cum laude) in 1990 from the Southern Methodist University School of Law, where she was inducted to the Order of the Coif (top 10% of students). She also holds an M.A. from Angelo State University, and an M.S. and B.S. (summa cum laude) from the University of Texas at Austin.

Joyce has been a member of the South Texas Society of Health Care Risk Managers for more than ten years and served as its president for four years. She is also active in the Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church and volunteers with local charitable organizations.

Counseled numerous hospital and small physician practices on operational and regulatory issues, including compliance with Stark and Anti-kickback statutes
Developed policies and procedures in compliance with HIPAA regulations on Privacy for hospitals and physician practices
Structured physician recruitment agreements and physician contracts and agreements with hospitals and hospital districts
Developed numerous hospital and hospital district policies and procedures
Advised hospitals on EMTALA obligations and represent hospitals in correcting EMTALA
Assisted small physician practices with organization for practice start-up
Assisted numerous hospitals in formation of Non-profit Health Organizations (“501(a)”)
Assisted hospitals in responding to actions by licensing agency Department of State Health Services
Represented physicians in licensing issues before Texas Medical Board
Represented nurses in licensing issues before Board of Nursing

J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1990
M.A., Angelo State University, 1980
M.S., University of Texas, 1971
B.S., University of Texas, summa cum laude, 1970
Board Certified in Health Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization